Forecasting the Global Economy in 2019: United States, China & Emerging Markets
Yet already today, the food system is under pressure.
Global demand for animal products is expected to double by 2050, so animal feed production is increasingly competing for resources with human food.
Insects are a natural component of the diets of animals such as fish, poultry and pigs. They are high in protein – from 50% to 82%, as a dry product – and can be added to animal feed.
Certain bioactive insect components led to improved immunity and reduced mortality rates when used in aquaculture. Benefits include:
Rich in protein and essential amino acids;
Good source of unsaturated fats (good omega 3:6 balance);
Rich in vitamins and minerals (vitamins A, B, B12, magnesium iron etc.);
Prebiotic fibres like chitin provide nutrients for probiotic gut bacteria.
The Solution – The Black Soldier Fly
Academic and industry research has so far focused on five major species or species groups: the common housefly, the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens; the mealworm, locusts and silkworms.
The most promising of these in terms of food‐waste recycling is the black soldier fly (BSF), it is neither a pest nor a disease vector and its larvae are omnivorous and very robust against insect diseases. Originating from the southern states of the USA, BSF now occurs worldwide in all tropical, warm and moderate climate zones—obviously distributed by trade and shipping from continent to continent. Fully grown larvae produce a biomass that contains 40–45% protein with an advantageous amino acid composition and up to 35% fat in dry matter, which makes it suitable as a feed supplement for various livestock.
The Black Soldier Fly and its use for waste reduction have also been extensively studied since the 1970s which have created a solid knowledge base on which to build recycling applications.
Karma3 solves the problem of organic waste and from the solution, generates 4 revenue streams
Look for this IPO sometime in 2019
